The Transcript: Welcome to Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, Florida. This marshland park is dotted with overlooks. Let’s see what we find. This young Common Gallinule is nearly grown. Although gallinules may occasionally eat insects or snails, they’re primarily herbivores. This bird is managing the habitat by consuming Hydrilla verticillata, an Asian plant sold toContinue reading “Hatchling Season at Sweetwater Wetlands”
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Sesbania punicea, a deadly invasive plant
At Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, FL, I noticed a pair of wispy trees along the boardwalk. They had orange-red blooms, but it was the draping compound leaves that caught my attention. Other people have noticed the plant’s beauty as well, and Sesbania punicea has been widely imported from South America as an ornamental gardenContinue reading “Sesbania punicea, a deadly invasive plant”
